Despite some players being weakened by smallpox vaccination, they beat New York by a goal and sailed home in triumph on the SS Nieuw Amsterdam.
John 'Lefty' Devine commentated on the radio, and was criticised for his newly acquired New York accent (he was a native of County Clare).
Tipperary, Carlow, Cork, Wexford, Waterford Mayo won, ahead of Galway, Clare, Laois and Kerry.
Meath,Wicklow, Westmeath,Kildare, Louth and Dublin.
Roscommon,Longford, Sligo,Leitrim, Offaly and Cavan.